Acting on a plea challenging the Section 377, the Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Central government.The plea was entered by hotelier Kesav Suri who is the Managing Director of the Lalit Suri Hospitality group which owns several grandiose properties under the moniker of "The Lalit" across the globe. A bench comprising of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice AM Khanwilkar and Justice DY Chandrachud stated, “Let a copy of this petition be served on the ASG and the Centre shall file a response within one week”. With senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi appearing for Suri, the centre was represented by ASG Tushar Mehta.